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JILL A. HUNKLER
It was an honor to testify before the House Subcommittee on the Environment on the role of federal fossil fuel subsidies in preventing action on the climate crisis. However, I was disappointed by the response from state and local government leaders who I believe misrepresented the issue, citing research published by the oil and gas industry to back up false claims of economic growth and “clean” emissions.
In a recent news article, state Sen.Frank Hoagland, R-Mingo Junction, stated: “Far left attempts to vilify the significant economic opportunities brought by the oil and gas industry are patently false …” This argument is futile, as the statistics mentioned in my testimony came directly from the Bureau of Labor Statics and Bureau of Economics. It is the irrefutable truth, based on governmental data, that Appalachian fracking counties have lost 6,500 jobs and 13,000 residents since the fracking boom began.
The Allegheny Front
Judy Burger stands next to her home in Belmont County, Ohio. Across the road two frack waste injection wells are being constructed. She fears noise and pollution from constant truck traffic.
Drilling for oil and gas brings up millions of gallons of wastewater. In Ohio, much of that waste is pumped into underground wells.
Some communities want a say when the state approves these injection wells.
After 25 years in their Belmont County, Ohio home, Judy Burger’s husband is getting ready to retire. But their mostly peaceful half acre is quickly changing. I m a nervous wreck, Burger said. I have my blinds.closed in my house. So I don t have to look across the street to see the mayhem and the destruction and the coming reality.